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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 1997
Registration No. 333-_______
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS 75-2018239
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1600 WEST 7TH STREET
FORT, WORTH, TEXAS 76102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NONQUALIFIED SAVINGS PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
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DANIEL R. FEEHAN
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
1600 WEST 7TH STREET
FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102
(Name and address of agent for service)
(817) 335-1100
(Telephone number including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Amount Proposed maximum Proposed maximum
Title of securities to be offering price aggregate Amount of
to be registered registered(1) per share(2) offering price(2) registration fee
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Common Stock, par value $.10 per share 200,000 shares $8.875 $1,775,000 $538
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(1) Consists of 200,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance to
key management employees of Cash America International, Inc. and its
subsidiaries pursuant to the Cash America International, Inc.
Nonqualified Savings Plan. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c)
under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also
covers an indeterminant amount of interests to be offered or sold
pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
(2) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) solely for the purposes of
computing the registration fee based upon the average of the high and
low prices for the Common Stock quoted on the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc. on April 28, 1997 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information*
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information*
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
Cash America International, Inc. (the "Company") hereby incorporates
by reference in this Registration Statement the following documents previously
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission");
(1) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996;
(2) All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the
Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") prior to the filing of a
post- effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which de-registers all securities then remaining that are unsold, shall
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to
be a part thereof from the date of filing of such documents;
(3) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the
Company's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on
October 5, 1987; and
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in an
amendment hereto or in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein, in any subsequently filed
amendment to this Registration Statement or in any document that also is
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
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* Information required by Part I and contained in the Section 10(a)
Prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance
with Rule 428 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Note
to Part I of Form S-8.
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Item 5. Interest of Named Experts and Counsel
None.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company has authority under Articles 2.02(A)16 and 2.02-1 of the
Texas Business Corporation Act to indemnify its directors and officers to the
extent provided for in such statute. The Company's Bylaws provide for
indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by
said provisions of the Texas Business Corporation Act. The Company believes
that indemnification under its Bylaws covers at least negligence by indemnified
parties, and permits the Company to advance litigation expenses in the case of
shareholder derivative actions or other actions, against an undertaking by the
indemnified party to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that
the indemnified party is not entitled to indemnification. The Company's Bylaws
permit the Company to purchase and maintain liability, indemnification and/or
other similar insurance.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Statement Claimed.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following documents are filed as a part of this Registration
Statement. Those exhibits previously filed and incorporated herein by
reference are identified below by footnotes.
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4.1 Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed in the office of the
Secretary of State of Texas on October 4, 1984. (a) (Exhibit 3.1)
4.2 Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed
in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on October 26, 1984. (a) (Exhibit 3.2)
4.3 Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed
in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on September 24, 1986. (a) (Exhibit 3.3)
4.4 Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed
in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on September 30, 1987. (b) (Exhibit 3.4)
4.5 Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Cash America Investments, Inc. filed
in the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on April 23, 1992 to change the Company's name
to "Cash America International, Inc." (c) (Exhibit 3.5)
4.6 Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Cash America International, Inc. filed in
the office of the Secretary of State of Texas on May 31, 1993. (d) (Exhibit 3.6)
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4.7 Bylaws of Cash America International, Inc. (e) (Exhibit 3.5)
4.8 Amendment to Bylaws of Cash America International, Inc. dated effective September 26, 1990.
(f) (Exhibit 3.6)
4.9 Amendment to Bylaws of Cash America International, Inc. dated effective April 22, 1992. (c)
(Exhibit 3.8)
4.10 Form of Stock Certificate. (a) (Exhibit 4.1)
4.11 Form of Stock Certificate. (f) (Exhibit 4.1a)
4.12 Form of Stock Certificate. (c) (Exhibit 4.1b)
4.13 The Company's Nonqualified Savings Plan.
5.1 Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Professional Corporation.
23.1 Consent of Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Professional Corporation. (included in their opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
24.1 Power of Attorney. (see signature page of this Registration Statement)
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Certain Exhibits are incorporated by reference to the Exhibits shown in
parenthesis contained in the Company's following filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission:
(a) Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-10752.
(b) Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form S-4,
File No. 33-17275.
(c) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1992.
(d) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1993.
(e) Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement
on Form S-4, File No. 33-17275.
(f) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1990.
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Item 9. Undertakings.
A. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) that, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
this Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in this Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
this Registration Statement, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs, is contained in periodic reports
filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) To remove from this Registration Statement by means of a
post-effective amendment any securities being registered that remain unsold at
the termination of the offering.
B. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the
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registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized on April 30, 1997:
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Daniel R. Feehan
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Daniel R. Feehan
President and Chief
Operating Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jack R. Daugherty and Daniel R.
Feehan, and each of them, each with full power to act without the other, his
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of
substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person hereby ratifying and confirming that each of said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or his substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates included:
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/s/ Jack R. Daugherty Chairman of the Board April 30, 1997
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Jack R. Daugherty Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ Daniel R. Feehan President, Chief Operating April 30, 1997
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Daniel R. Feehan
/s/ James H. Kauffman Executive Vice President, April 30, 1997
- ---------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
James H. Kauffman (Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
/s/ A. R. Dike Director April 30, 1997
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A. R. Dike
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/s/ James H. Graves Director April 30, 1997
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James H. Graves
/s/ B. D. Hunter Director April 30, 1997
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B. D. Hunter
/s/ Alfred M. Micallef Director April 30, 1997
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Alfred M. Micallef
/s/ Carl P. Motheral Director April 30, 1997
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Carl P. Motheral
/s/ Samuel W. Rizzo Director April 30, 1997
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Samuel W. Rizzo
/s/ Rosalin Rogers Director April 30, 1997
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Rosalin Rogers
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THE PLAN. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, the trustee of the Cash America International, Inc. Nonqualified
Savings Plan has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on April 30, 1997.
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NONQUALIFIED SAVINGS PLAN
By: Cash America International,
Inc. Plan Administrator
By: /s/ Hugh A. Simpson
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Hugh A. Simpson,
Vice President - General
Counsel and Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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4.13 The Company's Nonqualified Savings Plan.
5.1 Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Professional Corporation.
23.2 Consent of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
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EXHIBIT 4.13
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NONQUALIFIED SAVINGS PLAN
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CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NONQUALIFIED SAVINGS PLAN
Effective as of the 1st day of July, 1996, Cash America International,
Inc. (the "Controlling Company") hereby establishes the Cash America
International, Inc. Nonqualified Savings Plan (the "Plan").
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
A. GOAL. The Controlling Company desires to provide its
designated key management employees (and those of its affiliated companies that
participate in the Plan) with an opportunity (i) to defer the receipt and
income taxation of a portion of such employees' annual compensation and (ii) to
receive, on a deferred basis, matching contributions made with respect to at
least a portion of such employees' own deferrals.
B. COORDINATION WITH 401(K) PLAN. The Plan is intended to be
used solely for the purpose of allowing eligible employees to maximize the
retirement benefits they otherwise would be able to attain under the
Controlling Company's 401(k) plan, but for the limits on contributions and
benefits applicable to such plan under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"); including, without limitation, the maximum limits on
compensation, employee deferrals and allocations (under Code Sections
401(a)(17), 402(g) and 415, respectively); and the discrimination testing
limits (under Code Sections 401(k) and 401(m)). To this end, the Plan also
provides for the spillover from the Plan to the 401(k) plan of such employee
deferral and matching contribution amounts as may be permissible without
violating any of such Code limits.
C. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan document is to set forth the
terms and conditions pursuant to which these deferrals may be made and to
describe the nature and extent of the employees' rights to their deferred
amounts.
D. TYPE OF PLAN. The Plan constitutes an unfunded, nonqualified
deferred compensation plan that benefits certain designated employees who are
within a select group of key management or highly compensated employees.
STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT
To establish the Plan with the purposes and goals as hereinabove
described, the Controlling Company hereby sets forth the terms and provisions
as follows:
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CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NONQUALIFIED SAVINGS PLAN
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 ACP Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.3 ADP Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.4 Administrative Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.5 Annual Bonus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.6 Annual Bonus Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.7 Beneficiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.8 Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.9 Business Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.10 Change in Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.11 Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.12 Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.13 Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.14 Controlled Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.15 Controlling Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.16 Deferral Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.17 Deferral Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.18 Effective Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.19 Eligible Employee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.20 ERISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.21 Financial Hardship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.22 Investment Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.23 Investment Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.24 Matching Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.25 Participant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.26 Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.27 Plan Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.28 Savings Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.29 Section 401(a)(17) Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.30 Section 402(g) Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.31 Spillover Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.32 Spillover Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.33 Surviving Spouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.34 Trust or Trust Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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1.35 Trustee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.36 Trust Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.37 Valuation Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ARTICLE II ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.1 Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
(a) Annual Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
(b) Interim Plan Year Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.2 Procedure for Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 Cessation of Eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ARTICLE III PARTICIPANTS' ACCOUNTS; DEFERRALS AND CREDITING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.1 Participants' Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(a) Establishment of Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(b) Nature of Contributions and Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 Deferral Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
(a) Effective Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
(b) Term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
(c) Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
(d) Revocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
(e) Annual Bonus Election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
(f) Crediting of Deferred Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3 Matching Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.4 Spillover Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
(a) General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
(b) Effective Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
(c) Term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
(d) Timing and Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
(e) Debiting of Spillover Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.5 Debiting of Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.6 Crediting of Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(a) Rate of Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(b) Amount Invested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(c) Determination of Amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.7 Vesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(a) General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(b) Change in Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.8 Notice to Participants of Account Balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.9 Good Faith Valuation Binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.10 Errors and Omissions in Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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ARTICLE IV INVESTMENT FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.1 Selection by Administrative Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 Participant Direction of Deemed Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
(a) Nature of Participant Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
(b) Investment of Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
(c) Investment of Existing Account Balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
(d) Administrative Committee Discretion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
ARTICLE V PAYMENT OF ACCOUNT BALANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.1 Benefit Payments Upon Termination of Service for Reasons Other
Than Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
(a) General Rule Concerning Benefit Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
(b) Timing of Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2 Form of Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
(a) Single-Sum Payment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
(b) Annual Installments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
(c) Multiple Forms of Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.3 Death Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.4 Hardship Distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.5 Beneficiary Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
(a) General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
(b) No Designation or Designee Dead or Missing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.6 Taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ARTICLE VI CLAIMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
6.1 Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
(a) Initial Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
(b) Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
(c) Satisfaction of Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ARTICLE VII SOURCE OF FUNDS; TRUST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.1 Source of Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.2 Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8.1 Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8.2 Rights and Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
8.3 Compensation, Indemnity and Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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9.1 Amendments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
9.2 Termination of Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10.1 Taxation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10.2 No Employment Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10.3 Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10.4 Gender and Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10.5 Assignment of Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10.6 Legally Incompetent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10.7 Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms, when used with an
initial capital letter, shall have the meaning set forth below unless a
different meaning plainly is required by the context.
1.1 ACCOUNT shall mean, with respect to a Participant or
Beneficiary, the total dollar amount or value evidenced by the last balance
posted in accordance with the terms of the Plan to the account record
established for such Participant or Beneficiary.
1.2 ACP TESTS shall mean, collectively, the actual contribution
percentage test and multiple use test under Code Section 401(m) as applicable
to the Savings Plan.
1.3 ADP TEST shall mean the average deferral percentage test under
Code Section 401(k) as applicable to the Savings Plan.
1.4 ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE shall mean the administrative
committee of the Savings Plan, or such other committee as shall be appointed by
the Board, which shall act on behalf of the Controlling Company to administer
the Plan, all as provided in Article VIII.
1.5 ANNUAL BONUS shall mean that portion of an Eligible Employee's
Compensation designated by the Administrative Committee as an annual bonus
payable with respect to services performed during a Plan Year.
1.6 ANNUAL BONUS ELECTION shall mean a written election form on
which a Participant may elect to defer under the Plan all or a portion of his
Annual Bonus.
1.7 BENEFICIARY shall mean, with respect to a Participant, the
person(s) designated in accordance with Section 5.5 to receive any death
benefits that may be payable under the Plan upon the death of the Participant.
1.8 BOARD shall mean the Board of Directors of the Controlling
Company.
1.9 BUSINESS DAY shall mean each day on which the Trustee
operates, and is open to the public, for its business.
1.10 CHANGE IN CONTROL shall mean, with respect to the Controlling
Company or any member of its Controlled Group, one of the following:
(a) The acquisition by any person (as such term is used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended), together with affiliates and associates of such person, whether by
purchase, tender offer, exchange, reclassification, recapitalization, merger or
otherwise, of a sufficient number of shares of the voting securities of the
Controlling Company
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(or such other Controlled Group member) to first provide such person with 50
percent or more of the combined voting power of the Controlling Company's (or
such other Controlled Group member's) then outstanding voting securities, which
purchase is not approved by the Board (or the board of directors or other
managing body of such other Controlled Group member); or
(b) The cessation, for any reason during any period of 24
consecutive months, of individuals who at the beginning of such period
constitute the Board (or the board of directors or other managing body of such
other Controlled Group member), to constitute at least a majority thereof,
unless the election of each director who was not a director at the beginning of
such period has been approved in advance by a majority of the continuing
directors then in office; or
(c) The sale by the Controlling Company (or such other
Controlled Group member), in one transaction or a series of related
transactions, whether in liquidation, dissolution or otherwise, of assets or
earning power aggregating more than 50 percent of the assets or earning power
of the Controlling Company (or such other Controlled Group member) and its
subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any other entity or entities.
1.11 CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
and any succeeding federal tax provisions.
1.12 COMPANY shall mean the Controlling Company and any members of
its Controlled Group that adopt the Plan as participating companies therein. A
list of such members that are participating in the Plan shall be set forth on
Exhibit A hereto.
1.13 COMPENSATION shall mean, for a Participant for any Plan Year,
the total of such Participant's compensation that is used under the Savings
Plan, for purposes of determining the amount of his before-tax and matching
contributions thereunder, for such Plan Year; provided, for purposes of
calculating a Participant's Compensation for purposes of the Plan, the Section
401(a)(17) Limitation shall be disregarded.
1.14 CONTROLLED GROUP shall mean all of the companies that are
either (i) members of the same controlled group of corporations (within the
meaning of Code Section 414(b)) or (ii) under common control (within the
meaning of Code Section 414(c)), with the Controlling Company.
1.15 CONTROLLING COMPANY shall mean Cash America International,
Inc., a corporation with its principal place of business in Fort Worth, Texas.
1.16 DEFERRAL CONTRIBUTIONS shall mean, for each Plan Year, that
portion of a Participant's Compensation (inclusive of Annual Bonus deferrals)
deferred under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.2.
1.17 DEFERRAL ELECTION shall mean a written election form on which
a Participant may elect to defer under the Plan a portion of his Compensation
(other than his Annual Bonus).
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1.18 EFFECTIVE DATE shall mean July 1, 1996, the date that the Plan
initially shall be effective.
1.19 ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE shall mean, for a Plan Year, an individual:
(a) Who is a member of a select group of highly
compensated or key management employees; and
(b) Who is designated by the Administrative Committee,
from time to time and in its sole discretion, as eligible to participate in the
Plan.
1.20 ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, as amended.
1.21 FINANCIAL HARDSHIP shall mean a severe financial hardship to
the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of
the Participant or of the Participant's dependent [as defined in Code Section
152(a)], loss of the Participant's property due to casualty, or other similar
extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events
beyond the control of the Participant. Financial Hardship shall be determined
by the Administrative Committee on the basis of the facts of each case,
including information supplied by the Participant in accordance with uniform
guidelines prescribed from time to time by the Administrative Committee;
provided, the Participant will be deemed not to have a Financial Hardship to
the extent that such hardship is or may be relieved:
(a) Through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or
otherwise;
(b) By liquidation of the Participant's assets, to the
extent the liquidation of assets would not itself cause severe financial
hardship; or
(c) By cessation of deferrals under the Plan.
Examples of what are not considered to be unforeseeable emergencies include the
need to send a Participant's child to college or the desire to purchase a home.
1.22 INVESTMENT ELECTION shall mean an election, made in such form
as the Administrative Committee may direct, pursuant to which a Participant may
elect the Investment Funds in which the amounts credited to his Account shall
be deemed to be invested.
1.23 INVESTMENT FUNDS shall mean the investment funds selected from
time to time by the Administrative Committee for purposes of determining the
rate of return on amounts deemed invested pursuant to Participants' elections.
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1.24 MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS shall mean, for each Plan Year, the
amount credited to a Participant's Account pursuant to Section 3.3.
1.25 PARTICIPANT shall mean any person who has been admitted to,
and has not been removed from, participation in the Plan pursuant to the
provisions of Article II.
1.26 PLAN shall mean the Cash America International, Inc.
Nonqualified Savings Plan, as contained herein and all amendments hereto. For
tax purposes and purposes of Title I of ERISA, the Plan is intended to be an
unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan covering certain designated
employees who are within a select group of key management or highly compensated
employees.
1.27 PLAN YEAR shall mean the 12-consecutive-month period ending on
December 31 of each year.
1.28 SAVINGS PLAN shall mean the Cash America International, Inc.
401(k) Savings Plan.
1.29 SECTION 401(A)(17) LIMITATION shall mean the limitation
imposed under Code Section 401(a)(17) that establishes, subject to
cost-of-living adjustments, the maximum amount of compensation that can be
taken into account for any year under the Savings Plan.
1.30 SECTION 402(G) LIMITATION shall mean the limitation imposed
under Code Section 402(g) that establishes, subject to cost-of-living
adjustments, the maximum amount of elective deferrals that any Participant may
contribute for any year to the Savings Plan.
1.31 SPILLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS shall mean, with respect to each
Participant, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount determined by the
Administrative Committee of the Savings Plan as the maximum amount of Deferral
Contributions and Matching Contributions made on behalf of a Participant for a
Plan Year which otherwise could have been contributed to the Savings Plan for
such Plan Year without the Savings Plan failing the ADP Test and/or the ACP
Tests and consistent with the Section 402(g) Limitation, or (ii) the total
amount of Deferral Contributions and Matching Contributions that is made on
behalf of such Participant for the Plan Year and that has not been distributed
to the Participant or his Beneficiary on or before December 31 of such Plan
Year. Spillover Contributions shall not include earnings and/or losses credited
to a Participant's Account under the Plan. In addition, Spillover
Contributions shall include only that portion of a Participant's Annual Bonus
(and Matching Contributions attributable to such portion of his Annual Bonus)
which is deferred pursuant to an Annual Bonus Election and which would have
been contributed to the Plan if the same deferral percentage that the
Participant elected under his Deferral Election in effect for the Plan Year had
been applied to his Annual Bonus (for example, if a Participant has made a
Deferral Election to defer 5 percent of his Compensation for a Plan Year, the
maximum percentage of his Annual Bonus that may be included in his Spillover
Contribution will be 5 percent).
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1.32 SPILLOVER ELECTION shall mean a written election form on which
a Participant elects to transfer Spillover Contributions to the Savings Plan.
1.33 SURVIVING SPOUSE shall mean, with respect to a Participant,
the person who is treated as married to such Participant under the laws of the
state in which the Participant resides. The determination of a Participant's
Surviving Spouse shall be made as of the date of such Participant's death.
1.34 TRUST OR TRUST AGREEMENT shall mean the separate agreement or
agreements between the Controlling Company and the Trustee governing the
creation of the Trust Fund, and all amendments thereto.
1.35 TRUSTEE shall mean the party or parties so designated from
time to time pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement.
1.36 TRUST FUND shall mean the total amount of cash and other
property held by the Trustee (or any nominee thereof) at any time under the
Trust Agreement.
1.37 VALUATION DATE shall mean each Business Day; provided, the
value of an Account on a day other than a Valuation Date shall be the value
determined as of the immediately preceding Valuation Date.
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ARTICLE II
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
2.1 ELIGIBILITY.
(a) ANNUAL PARTICIPATION. Each individual who is both an
Eligible Employee and eligible to participate in the Savings Plan as of the
first day of a Plan Year (whether or not he elects to make before-tax
contributions to that plan) shall be eligible to participate in the Plan for
the entire Plan Year. Such individual's participation shall become effective
as of the first day of such Plan Year (assuming he satisfies the procedures for
admission described below).
(b) INTERIM PLAN YEAR PARTICIPATION.
(i) Each individual who is an Eligible Employee
and who becomes eligible to participate in the Savings Plan during a Plan Year
(whether or not he elects to make before-tax contributions to that plan) shall
be eligible to participate in the Plan for a portion of such Plan Year. Such
individual's participation shall become effective as of the first day of the
calendar month coinciding with or next following the date he becomes eligible
to participate in the Savings Plan (assuming he satisfies the procedures for
admission described below).
(ii) Each individual who is an Eligible Employee,
but who is not yet eligible to participate in the Savings Plan, in the sole
discretion of the Administrative Committee (which may make such a determination
on an individual-by-individual basis), may be eligible to participate in the
Plan for a portion of any Plan Year before he otherwise becomes eligible to
participate pursuant to subsection (a) or (b)(i) hereof; provided, he shall be
eligible to make a Spillover Contribution only for the period described in
Section 3.4(b)(i). Such individual's participation shall become effective as
of the date specified by the Administrative Committee (assuming he satisfies
the procedures for admission described below).
2.2 PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION.
Each Eligible Employee shall become a Participant by
completing such forms and providing such data in a timely manner, as are
required by the Administrative Committee as a precondition of participation in
the Plan. Such forms and data may include, without limitation, a Deferral
Election, a Spillover Election, the Eligible Employee's acceptance of the terms
and conditions of the Plan, and the designation of a Beneficiary to receive any
death benefits payable hereunder.
2.3 CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY.
The Administrative Committee may remove an employee from
active participation in the Plan if, as of any day during a Plan Year, he
ceases to satisfy the criteria which qualified him as an Eligible Employee, in
which case his deferrals under the Plan shall cease. Even if his active
participation in the Plan ends, an employee shall remain an inactive
Participant in the Plan until the
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earlier of (i) the date the full amount of his vested Account (if any) is
spilled over and/or distributed from the Plan, or (ii) the date he again
becomes an Eligible Employee and recommences participation in the Plan. During
the period of time that an employee is an inactive Participant in the Plan, his
vested Account shall continue to be credited with earnings as provided for in
Section 3.6.
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ARTICLE III
PARTICIPANTS' ACCOUNTS; DEFERRALS AND CREDITING
3.1 PARTICIPANTS' ACCOUNTS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS. The Administrative
Committee shall establish and maintain, on behalf of each Participant, an
Account. Each Account shall be credited with (i) Deferral Contributions, (ii)
Matching Contributions, and (iii) earnings attributable to such Account, and
shall be debited by the amount of Spillover Contributions and other
distributions. Each Account of a Participant shall be maintained until the
value thereof has been distributed to or on behalf of such Participant or his
Beneficiary.
(b) NATURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS. Deferral
Contributions, Matching Contributions and earnings credited to a Participant's
Account shall be represented solely by bookkeeping entries and, except as
provided in Article VII, no moneys or other assets shall actually be set aside
for such Participant. All payments to a Participant under the Plan shall be
made from the general assets of the Company. The Administrative Committee or
the Board shall allocate the total liability to pay benefits under the Plan
among the Controlling Company and the members of its Controlled Group
comprising the Company in such manner and amount as the Administrative
Committee or the Board (as applicable) in its sole discretion deems
appropriate. Any assets which may be acquired by the Company in anticipation
of its obligations under the Plan shall be part of the general assets of the
Company. The Company's obligation to pay benefits under the Plan constitutes a
mere promise of the Company to pay such benefits, and a Participant or
Beneficiary shall be and remain no more than an unsecured, general creditor of
the Company.
3.2 DEFERRAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Each Eligible Employee who is or becomes eligible to
participate in the Plan for all or any portion of a Plan Year may irrevocably
elect to have Deferral Contributions made on his behalf for such Plan Year by
completing and delivering to the Company (or its designee) a Deferral Election
and/or Annual Bonus Election setting forth the terms of his election. Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth below, a Deferral Election may provide
for the reduction of an Eligible Employee's Compensation (exclusive of Annual
Bonus amounts) payable in each regular paycheck earned during the Plan Year for
which the Deferral Election is in effect, and an Annual Bonus Election shall
provide for the reduction of an Eligible Employee's Annual Bonus payable during
the Plan Year for which the Annual Bonus Election is in effect. Subject to any
modifications, additions or exceptions that the Administrative Committee, in
its sole discretion, deems necessary, appropriate or helpful, the following
terms shall apply to such elections:
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(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.
(i) INITIAL DEFERRAL ELECTION. A Participant's
initial Deferral Election with respect to his Compensation for any Plan Year
shall be effective for the first regular paycheck earned after the date the
Deferral Election becomes effective. To be effective, a Participant's initial
Deferral Election must be made within the time period prescribed by the
Administrative Committee (generally, before the first day of the Plan Year for
which Deferral Contributions will be made, or, if later, before the date on
which his participation becomes effective pursuant to Plan Section 2.1(b)). If
an Eligible Employee fails to submit a Deferral Election in a timely manner, he
shall be deemed to have elected not to participate in the Plan for that Plan
Year.
(ii) SUBSEQUENT DEFERRAL ELECTION. A
Participant's subsequent Deferral Election with respect to his Compensation for
any Plan Year must be made on or before the last day of the Plan Year
immediately preceding the Plan Year for which he desires to participate and in
which the Compensation to be deferred is earned.
(iii) EVERGREEN ELECTION. A Participant's Deferral
Election shall remain in effect from year to year in accordance with its
original terms until the Participant either makes a subsequent Deferral
Election (as provided in subsection (a)(ii) hereof), or revokes his Deferral
Election (as provided in subsection (d) hereof).
(b) TERM. Each Participant's Deferral Election shall
remain in effect for all such Compensation earned during a Plan Year until the
earlier of (i) the date the Participant ceases to be an active Participant for
such Plan Year, or (ii) the date the Participant makes a subsequent Deferral
Election or revokes such Deferral Election. If a Participant is transferred
from the employment of one Participating Company to the employment of another
Participating Company, his Deferral Election with the first Participating
Company will remain in effect and will apply to his Compensation from the
second Participating Company until the earlier of those events set forth in the
preceding sentence.
(c) AMOUNT. A Participant may elect to defer his
Compensation payable in each regular paycheck in 1 percent increments, up to a
maximum of 15 percent (or such other maximum percentage and/or amount, if any,
established by the Administrative Committee from time-to-time).
(d) REVOCATION. A Participant may revoke his Deferral
Election by delivering a written notice of revocation to the Administrative
Committee, and such revocation shall be effective as soon as practicable after
the date on which it is received by the Administrative Committee. A
Participant who revokes a Deferral Election may enter into a new Deferral
Election with respect to his Compensation for any subsequent Plan Year by
making such Deferral Election on or before the last day of the Plan Year
immediately preceding the Plan Year for which he desires to participate and in
which the Compensation to be deferred is earned.
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(e) ANNUAL BONUS ELECTION. To the extent permitted by
the Administrative Committee, a Participant may complete and deliver to the
Company (or its designee) an Annual Bonus Election with respect to an Annual
Bonus payable for a Plan Year. The terms of such Annual Bonus Election shall
be determined by reference to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.2;
provided, the following modifications shall apply:
(i) A Participant's Annual Bonus Election shall
be effective for the Annual Bonus payable after the date the Annual
Bonus Election is delivered to the Company. The Participant shall
deliver the Annual Bonus Election to the Company on or before the last
day of the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year during which
the Annual Bonus is payable.
(ii) Such Annual Bonus Election shall remain in
effect from year to year in accordance with its original terms until
the Participant either makes a subsequent Annual Bonus Election, or
revokes his Annual Bonus Election (as provided in subsection (d)
hereof).
(iii) If a Participant does not make an Annual
Bonus Election for a Plan Year, no part of his Annual Bonus shall be
deferred under the Plan.
(iv) The Participant may elect to reduce his
Annual Bonus up to 100 percent.
(v) Such Annual Bonus Election shall terminate at
the earlier of (A) the time immediately after the Annual Bonus to
which it relates becomes payable or (B) the date the Participant
ceases to be an Active Participant.
(f) CREDITING OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION. For each Plan
Year that a Participant has a Deferral Election in effect, the Administrative
Committee shall credit the amount of such Participant's Deferral Contributions
to his Account on, or as soon as practicable after, the Valuation Date on which
such amount would have been paid to him but for his Deferral Election.
3.3 MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.
As of the end of each payroll period (or such other date or
time as the Administrative Committee, in its sole discretion, determines from
time-to-time), the Administrative Committee shall credit to each Participant's
Account for such payroll period a Matching Contribution equal to 50 percent of
the Participant's Compensation elected to be deferred under the Plan for such
payroll period, up to 5 percent of such Participant's Compensation; provided,
the total amount of Matching Contributions credited to such Participant's
Account for any payroll period shall not exceed 2.5 percent of such
Participant's Compensation for such payroll period.
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3.4 SPILLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) GENERAL. If an Eligible Employee is a participant in
the Savings Plan at the time he makes a Deferral Election for a Plan Year, or
if he will become a participant in the Savings Plan during such Plan Year, he
may irrevocably elect to have Spillover Contributions transferred from the Plan
to the Savings Plan by completing and delivering to the Company (or its
designee) an irrevocable Spillover Election; provided, if an Eligible Employee
does not complete and deliver a Spillover Election to the Company, Spillover
Contributions will be paid directly to the Eligible Employee in cash.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.
(i) INITIAL SPILLOVER ELECTION. A Participant's
initial Spillover Election shall be effective with respect to Deferral
Contributions and Matching Contributions made only after the Participant has
become eligible to participate in the Savings Plan. To be effective, a
Participant's initial Spillover Election must be made at the same time as his
Deferral Election.
(ii) SUBSEQUENT SPILLOVER ELECTIONS. A
Participant's subsequent Spillover Election must be made on or before the last
day of the Plan Year immediately preceding the Plan Year for which he desires
to participate in the Plan and in which the Compensation to be deferred is
earned; such Spillover Election must be made at the same time as his Deferral
Election for such Plan Year.
(iii) EVERGREEN ELECTION. For so long as a
Participant's Deferral Election remains in effect then, unless the Participant
makes a subsequent Spillover Election as provided in subsection (b)(ii) hereof,
his Spillover Election shall also remain in effect from year to year.
(c) TERM. Each Participant's Spillover Election shall
remain in effect for all Deferral Contributions and Matching Contributions
until such amounts are either transferred to the Savings Plan or distributed
from the Plan. If a Participant is transferred from the employment of a
Participating Company to the employment of another Participating Company, his
Spillover Election with the first Participating Company will remain in effect
and will apply to his Spillover Contributions from the second Participating
Company.
(d) TIMING AND AMOUNT. The Administrative Committee
shall determine the amount of Spillover Contributions based upon preliminary
ADP and ACP Tests under the Savings Plan as soon as practicable following the
end of a Plan Year, but not later than January 31st of the next succeeding Plan
Year. Spillover Contributions will be transferred to the Savings Plan or paid
in cash to each Participant, as appropriate, not later than March 15th of the
Plan Year following the Plan Year for which such contributions were made.
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(e) DEBITING OF SPILLOVER CONTRIBUTIONS. For each Plan
Year that a Participant has a Spillover Election in effect, the Administrative
Committee shall debit the amount of such Participant's Spillover Contribution
from his Account as of the Valuation Date as of which such amount was either
paid to him or transferred to the Savings Plan.
3.5 DEBITING OF DISTRIBUTIONS.
As of each Valuation Date, the Administrative Committee shall
debit each Participant's Account for any amount distributed (including
Spillover Contributions as specified in Section 3.4(e)) from such Account since
the immediately preceding Valuation Date.
3.6 CREDITING OF EARNINGS. As of each Valuation Date, the
Administrative Committee shall credit to each Participant's Account the amount
of earnings and/or losses applicable thereto for the period since the
immediately preceding Valuation Date. Such crediting of earnings and/or losses
shall be effected as of each Valuation Date, as follows:
(a) RATE OF RETURN. The Administrative Committee shall
first determine a rate of return for the period since the immediately preceding
Valuation Date for each of the Investment Funds;
(b) AMOUNT INVESTED. The Administrative Committee next
shall determine the amount of (i) each Participant's Account that was deemed
invested in each Investment Fund as of the immediately preceding Valuation
Date; minus (ii) the amount of any distributions debited from the amount
determined in clause (i) since the immediately preceding Valuation Date; and
(c) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT. The Administrative Committee
shall then apply the rate of return for each Investment Fund for such Valuation
Date (as determined in subsection (a) hereof) to the Participant's amount
deemed invested in such Investment Fund for such Valuation Date (as determined
in subsection (b) hereof), and the total amount of earnings and/or losses
resulting therefrom shall be credited to such Participant's Account as of the
applicable Valuation Date.
3.7 VESTING.
(a) GENERAL. A Participant shall at all times be fully
vested in his Deferral Contributions, and the earnings credited to his Account
with respect to such Deferral Contributions. The Matching Contributions
credited to a Participant's Account and the earnings credited with respect
thereto shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule, and at the same
vesting percentage, as applies to the Participant's matching account under the
Savings Plan.
(b) CHANGE IN CONTROL. If a Change in Control occurs
with respect to the Controlling Company or a member of the Controlled Group
that is the Participant's employer, the Participant shall be immediately 100
percent vested in the Matching Contributions credited to his
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Account as of the date of such Change in Control. Matching Contributions
credited to a Participant's account after the date of a Change in Control shall
continue to vest in accordance with the vesting schedule, and at the same
vesting percentage, as applies to the Participant's matching account under the
Savings Plan.
3.8 NOTICE TO PARTICIPANTS OF ACCOUNT BALANCES.
At least once for each Plan Year, the Administrative Committee
shall cause a written statement of a Participant's Account balance to be
distributed to the Participant.
3.9 GOOD FAITH VALUATION BINDING.
In determining the value of the Accounts, the Administrative
Committee shall exercise its best judgment, and all such determinations of
value (in the absence of bad faith) shall be binding upon all Participants and
their Beneficiaries.
3.10 ERRORS AND OMISSIONS IN ACCOUNTS.
If an error or omission is discovered in the Account of a
Participant or in the amount of a Participant's deferrals, the Administrative
Committee, in its sole discretion, shall cause appropriate, equitable
adjustments to be made as soon as administratively practicable following the
discovery of such error or omission.
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ARTICLE IV
INVESTMENT FUNDS
4.1 SELECTION BY ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE.
From time to time, the Administrative Committee shall select
two or more Investment Funds for purposes of determining the rate of return on
amounts deemed invested in accordance with the terms of the Plan. The
Administrative Committee may change, add or remove Investment Funds on a
prospective basis at anytime(s) and in any manner it deems appropriate.
4.2 PARTICIPANT DIRECTION OF DEEMED INVESTMENTS.
Each Participant generally may direct the manner in which his
Account shall be deemed invested in and among the Investment Funds; provided,
such investment directions shall be made in accordance with the following
terms:
(a) NATURE OF PARTICIPANT DIRECTION. The selection of
Investment Funds by a Participant shall be for the sole purpose of determining
the rate of return to be credited to his Account, and shall not be treated or
interpreted in any manner whatsoever as a requirement or direction to actually
invest assets in any Investment Fund or any other investment media. The Plan,
as an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation Plan, at no time shall have
any actual investment of assets relative to the benefits or Accounts hereunder.
(b) INVESTMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS. Each Participant may
make an Investment Election prescribing the percentage of the future
contributions that will be deemed invested in each Investment Fund. An initial
Investment Election of a Participant shall be made as of the date the
Participant commences participation in the Plan and shall apply to all
contributions credited to such Participant's Account after such date. Such
Participant may make subsequent Investment Elections as of any Business Day,
and each such election shall apply to all such specified contributions credited
to such Participant's Account after the Administrative Committee (or its
designee) has a reasonable opportunity to process such election. Any
Investment Election made pursuant to this subsection with respect to future
contributions shall remain effective until changed by the Participant.
(c) INVESTMENT OF EXISTING ACCOUNT BALANCES. Each
Participant may make an Investment Election prescribing the percentage of his
existing Account balance that will be deemed invested in each Investment Fund.
Such Participant may make such Investment Elections as of any Business Day, and
each such election shall be effective after the Administrative Committee (or
its designee) has a reasonable opportunity to process such election. Each such
election shall remain in effect until changed by such Participant.
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(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE DISCRETION. The
Administrative Committee shall have complete discretion to adopt and revise
procedures to be followed in making such Investment Elections. Such procedures
may include, but are not limited to, the process of making elections, the
permitted frequency of making elections, the incremental size of elections, the
deadline for making elections and the effective date of such elections. Any
procedures adopted by the Administrative Committee that are inconsistent with
the deadlines or procedures specified in this Section shall supersede such
provisions of this Section without the necessity of a Plan amendment.
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ARTICLE V
PAYMENT OF ACCOUNT BALANCES
5.1 BENEFIT PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OF SERVICE FOR REASONS
OTHER THAN DEATH.
(a) GENERAL RULE CONCERNING BENEFIT PAYMENTS. In
accordance with the terms of subsection (b) hereof, if a Participant terminates
his employment with the Company and all other members of the Controlled Group
for any reason other than death, he (or his Beneficiary, if he dies after such
termination of employment but before distribution of his Account) shall be
entitled to receive or begin receiving a distribution of the total of: (i) the
entire vested amount credited to his Account, determined as of the Valuation
Date on which such distribution is processed; plus (ii) the vested amount of
Deferral Contributions and Matching Contributions made since such Valuation
Date; and minus (iii) any Spillover Contributions made with respect to the
immediately preceding Plan Year for which the Participant had made a Spillover
Election but which has not yet been spilled over to the Savings Plan. For
purposes of this subsection, the "Valuation Date on which such distribution is
processed" refers to the Valuation Date established for such purpose by
administrative practice, even if actual payment is made or commenced at a later
date due to delays in valuation, administration or any other procedure.
(b) TIMING OF DISTRIBUTION.
(i) Except as provided in subsection (b)(ii)
hereof, the vested benefit payable to a Participant under this Section
shall be distributed as soon as administratively feasible after the
date the Participant terminates his employment with the Company and
all other members of the Controlled Group for any reason other than
death.
(ii) A Participant may elect, at the time he makes
his initial Deferral Election, to have his benefit payable under this
Section paid (or commenced) on any date (whether before or after the
date his employment terminates, but not earlier than 1 year after the
end of the Plan Year for which the Deferral Election applies)
specified in such Deferral Election. A Participant may elect a
different benefit commencement date with respect to the Deferral
Election for each Plan Year; provided, unless determined otherwise by
the Administrative Committee, a Participant may elect no more than 3
different benefit commencement dates with respect to all his benefits
payable under the Plan. The Administrative Committee shall pay (or
commence the payment of) the Participant's benefit as soon as
administratively feasible after the time specified in such Deferral
Election; provided, the Participant may make a one-time election in
writing, at least 1 year before any of his initial scheduled benefit
commencement dates (as selected in accordance with the preceding
sentence or subsection (b)(i) hereof), to delay the payment (or
commencement) of his total benefit payable on such date to a later
date, and such total benefit shall be paid (or commenced) as soon as
administratively feasible after such delayed date.
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5.2 FORM OF DISTRIBUTION.
(a) SINGLE-SUM PAYMENT. Except as provided in subsection
(b) hereof, the benefit payable to a Participant under Section 5.1 shall be
distributed in the form of a single-sum payment.
(b) ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS. A Participant may elect, at the
time he makes his initial Deferral Election, to have his benefit payable under
Section 5.1 paid in the form of annual installment payments. If a Participant
does not elect the installment form of distribution in his initial Deferral
Election, his benefit shall be paid in the form of a single-sum payment unless,
at least 1 year before his initial scheduled benefit commencement date (as
selected in accordance with Section 5.1), the Participant makes a one-time
election in writing to receive such benefit in the form of installment payments
(in accordance with the terms of this subsection). The following terms and
conditions shall apply to installment payments made under the Plan:
(i) The installment payments shall be made in
substantially equal annual installments (adjusted for investment
income between payments in the manner described in Section 3.6);
provided, in no event shall such payments be made over a period in
excess of 10 years. The initial value of the obligation for the
installment payments shall be equal to the amount of the Participant's
Account balance calculated in accordance with the terms of Section
5.1(a).
(ii) If a Participant dies after payment of his
benefit from the Plan has begun, but before his entire benefit has
been distributed, the remaining amount of his Account balance shall be
distributed to the Participant's designated Beneficiary in the form of
a single-sum payment.
(c) MULTIPLE FORMS OF DISTRIBUTION. To the extent a
Participant elects multiple benefit commencement dates in accordance with
Section 5.1(b)(ii), such Participant may elect, with respect to the total
benefit corresponding to each benefit commencement date, to receive such total
benefit in the form of either a single-sum payment or annual installments as
set forth above.
5.3 DEATH BENEFITS.
If a Participant dies before payment of his benefit from the
Plan is made or commenced, the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries designated by such
Participant in his latest beneficiary designation form filed with the
Administrative Committee shall be entitled to receive a distribution of the
total of (i) the entire vested amount credited to such Participant's Account,
determined as of the Valuation Date on which such distribution is processed;
plus (ii) the vested amount of Deferral and Matching Contributions made since
such Valuation Date; and minus (iii) any Spillover Contributions made with
respect to the immediately preceding Plan Year for which the Participant had
made a Spillover Election but which has not yet been spilled over to the
Savings Plan. For
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purposes of this Section, the "Valuation Date on which such distribution is
processed" refers to the Valuation Date established for such purpose by
administrative practice, even if actual payment is made or commenced at a later
date due to delays in valuation, administration or any other procedure. The
benefit shall be distributed to such Beneficiary or Beneficiaries, as soon as
administratively feasible after the date of the Participant's death, in the
form of a single- sum payment.
5.4 HARDSHIP DISTRIBUTIONS.
Upon receipt of an application for an in-service hardship
distribution and the Administrative Committee's decision, made in its sole
discretion, that a Participant has suffered a Financial Hardship, the
Administrative Committee shall cause the Company to pay an in-service
distribution to such Participant. Such distribution shall be paid in a
single-sum payment as soon as administratively feasible after the
Administrative Committee determines that the Participant has incurred a
Financial Hardship. The amount of such single-sum payment shall be limited to
the amount reasonably necessary to meet the Participant's requirements
resulting from the Financial Hardship. The amount of such distribution shall
reduce the Participant's Account balance as provided in Section 3.5.
5.5 BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.
(a) GENERAL. Participants shall designate and from time
to time may redesignate their Beneficiaries in such form and manner as the
Administrative Committee may determine.
(b) NO DESIGNATION OR DESIGNEE DEAD OR MISSING. In the
event that:
(1) a Participant dies without designating a
Beneficiary;
(2) the Beneficiary designated by a Participant
is not surviving when a payment is to be made to such person under the
Plan, and no contingent Beneficiary has been designated; or
(3) the Beneficiary designated by a Participant
cannot be located by the Administrative Committee within 1 year from
the date benefits are to be paid to such person;
then, in any of such events, the Beneficiary of such Participant with respect
to any benefits that remain payable under the Plan shall be the Participant's
Surviving Spouse, if any, and if not, the estate of the Participant.
5.6 TAXES.
If the whole or any part of any Participant's or Beneficiary's
benefit hereunder shall become subject to any estate, inheritance, income or
other tax which the Company shall be required to pay or withhold, the Company
shall have the full power and authority to withhold and pay such
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tax out of any monies or other property in its hand for the account of the
Participant or Beneficiary whose interests hereunder are so affected. Prior to
making any payment, the Company may require such releases or other documents
from any lawful taxing authority as it shall deem necessary.
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ARTICLE VI
CLAIMS
6.1 CLAIMS.
(a) INITIAL CLAIM. Claims for benefits under the Plan
may be filed with the Administrative Committee on forms or in such other
written documents, as the Administrative Committee may prescribe. The
Administrative Committee shall furnish to the claimant written notice of the
disposition of a claim within 90 days after the application therefor is filed.
In the event the claim is denied, the notice of the disposition of the claim
shall provide the specific reasons for the denial, citations of the pertinent
provisions of the Plan, and, where appropriate, an explanation as to how the
claimant can perfect the claim and/or submit the claim for review.
(b) APPEAL. Any Participant or Beneficiary who has been
denied a benefit shall be entitled, upon request to the Administrative
Committee, to appeal the denial of his claim. The claimant (or his duly
authorized representative) may review pertinent documents related to the Plan
and in the Administrative Committee's possession in order to prepare the
appeal. The request for review, together with written statement of the
claimant's position, must be filed with the Administrative Committee no later
than 60 days after receipt of the written notification of denial of a claim
provided for in subsection (a). The Administrative Committee's decision shall
be made within 60 days following the filing of the request for review. If
unfavorable, the notice of the decision shall explain the reasons for denial
and indicate the provisions of the Plan or other documents used to arrive at
the decision.
(c) SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS. Any payment to a Participant
or Beneficiary shall to the extent thereof be in full satisfaction of all
claims hereunder against the Administrative Committee and the Company, any of
whom may require such Participant or Beneficiary, as a condition to such
payment, to execute a receipt and release therefor in such form as shall be
determined by the Administrative Committee or the Company. If receipt and
release is required but the Participant or Beneficiary (as applicable) does not
provide such receipt and release in a timely enough manner to permit a timely
distribution in accordance with the general timing of distribution provisions
in the Plan, the payment of any affected distribution may be delayed until the
Administrative Committee or the Company receive a proper receipt and release.
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ARTICLE VII
SOURCE OF FUNDS; TRUST
7.1 SOURCE OF FUNDS.
Except as provided in this Section and Section 7.2, the
Company shall provide the benefits described in the Plan from the general
assets of the Company. In any event, the Company ultimately shall have the
obligation to pay all benefits due to Participants and Beneficiaries under the
Plan. The Company may, but shall not be required to, establish a Trust and may
pay over funds from time to time to such Trust (as described in Section 7.2),
and, to the extent that funds in such Trust allocable to the benefits payable
under the Plan are sufficient, the Trust assets shall be used to pay benefits
under the Plan. If such Trust assets are not sufficient to pay all benefits
due under the Plan, then the Company shall have the obligation, and the
Participant or Beneficiary, who is due such benefits, shall look to the Company
to provide such benefits. The Administrative Committee or the Board shall
allocate the total liability to pay benefits under the Plan among the
Controlling Company and the members of its Controlled Group comprising the
Company in such manner and amount as the Administrative Committee or the Board
(as applicable) in its sole discretion deems appropriate.
7.2 TRUST.
The Company may transfer all or any portion of the funds
necessary to fund benefits accrued hereunder to the Trustee to be held and
administered by the Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement. To
the extent provided in the Trust Agreement, each transfer into the Trust Fund
shall be irrevocable as long as the Company has any liability or obligations
under the Plan to pay benefits, such that the Trust property is in no way
subject to use by the Company; provided, it is the intent of the Company that
the assets held by the Trust are and shall remain at all times subject to the
claims of the general creditors of the Company. No Participant or Beneficiary
shall have any interest in the assets held by the Trust or in the general
assets of the Company other than as a general, unsecured creditor.
Accordingly, the Company shall not grant a security interest in the assets held
by the Trust in favor of the Participants, Beneficiaries or any creditor.
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ARTICLE VIII
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
8.1 ACTION.
Action of the Administrative Committee may be taken with or
without a meeting of committee members; provided, action shall be taken only
upon the vote or other affirmative expression of a majority of the committee
members qualified to vote with respect to such action. If a member of the
committee is a Participant or Beneficiary, he shall not participate in any
decision which solely affects his own benefit under the Plan. For purposes of
administering the Plan, the Administrative Committee shall choose a secretary
who shall keep minutes of the committee's proceedings and all records and
documents pertaining to the administration of the Plan. The secretary may
execute any certificate or any other written direction on behalf of the
Administrative Committee.
8.2 RIGHTS AND DUTIES.
The Administrative Committee shall administer the Plan and
shall have all powers necessary to accomplish that purpose, including (but not
limited to) the following:
(a) To construe, interpret and administer the Plan;
(b) To make determinations required by the Plan, and to
maintain records regarding Participants' and Beneficiaries' benefits hereunder;
(c) To compute and certify to the Company the amount and
kinds of benefits payable to Participants and Beneficiaries, and to determine
the time and manner in which such benefits are to be paid;
(d) To authorize all disbursements by the Company
pursuant to the Plan;
(e) To maintain all the necessary records of the
administration of the Plan;
(f) To make and publish such rules for the regulation of
the Plan as are not inconsistent with the terms hereof;
(g) To delegate to other individuals or entities from
time to time the performance of any of its duties or responsibilities
hereunder;
(h) To hire agents, accountants, actuaries, consultants
and legal counsel to assist in operating and administering the Plan.
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The Administrative Committee shall have the exclusive right to construe and
interpret the Plan, to decide all questions of eligibility for benefits and to
determine the amount of such benefits, and its decisions on such matters shall
be final and conclusive on all parties.
8.3 COMPENSATION, INDEMNITY AND LIABILITY.
The Administrative Committee and its members shall serve as
such without bond and without compensation for services hereunder. All
expenses of the Administrative Committee shall be paid by the Company. No
member of the committee shall be liable for any act or omission of any other
member of the committee, nor for any act or omission on his own part, excepting
his own willful misconduct. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Administrative Committee and each member thereof against any and all expenses
and liabilities, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, arising out of
his membership on the committee, excepting only expenses and liabilities
arising out of his own willful misconduct.
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ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
9.1 AMENDMENTS.
The Administrative Committee shall have the right, in its sole
discretion, to amend the Plan in whole or in part at any time and from time to
time; provided, any amendment that may result in significantly increased
expenses under the Plan must be approved by the Board. Any amendment shall be
in writing and executed by a duly authorized officer of the Controlling
Company. An amendment to the Plan may modify its terms in any respect
whatsoever, and may include, without limitation, a permanent or temporary
freezing of the Plan such that the Plan shall remain in effect with respect to
existing Account balances without permitting any new contributions; provided,
no such action may reduce the amount already credited to a Participant's
Account without the affected Participant's written consent. All Participants
and Beneficiaries shall be bound by such amendment.
9.2 TERMINATION OF PLAN.
The Controlling Company expects to continue the Plan but
reserves the right to discontinue and terminate the Plan at any time, for any
reason. Any action to terminate the Plan shall be taken by the Board in the
form of a written Plan amendment executed by a duly authorized officer of the
Controlling Company. If the Plan is terminated, each Participant shall become
100 percent vested in his Account which shall be distributed in a single-sum as
soon as practicable after the date the Plan is terminated. The amount of any
such distribution shall be determined as of the Valuation Date such termination
distribution is to be processed. Such termination shall be binding on all
Participants and Beneficiaries.
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ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS
10.1 TAXATION.
It is the intention of the Company that the benefits payable
hereunder shall not be deductible by the Company nor taxable for federal income
tax purposes to Participants or Beneficiaries until such benefits are paid by
the Company, or the Trust, as the case may be, to such Participants or
Beneficiaries. When such benefits are so paid, it is the intention of the
Company that they shall be deductible by the Company under Code Section 162.
10.2 NO EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.
Nothing herein contained is intended to be nor shall be
construed as constituting a contract or other arrangement between the Company
and any Participant to the effect that the Participant will be employed by the
Company for any specific period of time.
10.3 HEADINGS.
The headings of the various articles and sections in the Plan
are solely for convenience and shall not be relied upon in construing any
provisions hereof. Any reference to a section shall refer to a section of the
Plan unless specified otherwise.
10.4 GENDER AND NUMBER.
Use of any gender in the Plan will be deemed to include all
genders when appropriate, and use of the singular number will be deemed to
include the plural when appropriate, and vice versa in each instance.
10.5 ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS.
The right of a Participant or his Beneficiary to receive
payments under the Plan may not be anticipated, alienated, sold, assigned,
transferred, pledged, encumbered, attached or garnished by creditors of such
Participant or Beneficiary, except by will or by the laws of descent and
distribution and then only to the extent permitted under the terms of the Plan.
10.6 LEGALLY INCOMPETENT.
The Administrative Committee, in its sole discretion, may
direct that payment be made to an incompetent or disabled person, whether
because of minority or mental or physical disability, to the guardian of such
person or to the person having custody of such person, without
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further liability on the part of the Company for the amount of such payment to
the person on whose account such payment is made.
10.7 GOVERNING LAW.
The Plan shall be construed, administered and governed in all
respects in accordance with applicable federal law (including ERISA) and, to
the extent not preempted by federal law, in accordance with the laws of the
State of California. If any provisions of this instrument shall be held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining
provisions hereof shall continue to be fully effective.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Controlling Company has caused the Plan to be
executed by its duly authorized officer on the ____ day of ____________, 1996.
CASH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT A
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
(See Section 1.12)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPANY NAMES EFFECTIVE DATE
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<S> <C>
Cash America International, Inc. July 1, 1996
Cash America, Inc. of Kentucky July 1, 1996
Cash America, Inc. of North Carolina July 1, 1996
Cash America Pawn, Inc. of Ohio July 1, 1996
Cash America, Inc. of Oklahoma July 1, 1996
Cash America, Inc. of South Carolina July 1, 1996
Cash America, Inc. of Tennessee July 1, 1996
Cash America, Inc. of Louisiana July 1, 1996
Florida Cash America, Inc. July 1, 1996
Georgia Cash America, Inc. July 1, 1996
Cash America Management, L.P. July 1, 1996
Cash America Pawn, L.P. July 1, 1996
Cash America, Inc. of Colorado July 1, 1996
Cash America, Inc. of Alabama July 1, 1996
Cash America, Inc. of Indiana July 1, 1996
Cash America of Missouri, Inc. July 1, 1996
</TABLE>
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EXHIBIT 5.1
[JENKENS & GILCHRIST LETTERHEAD]
April 30, 1997
Hugh A. Simpson, Esq.
Cash America International, Inc.
1600 West Seventh Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Re: Cash America International, Inc. - Registration Statement on
Form S-8 filed in connection with the Company's Nonqualified
Savings Plan
Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Cash America International, Inc., a Texas
corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the preparation of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about May 1, 1997 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), relating to
200,000 shares of the $.10 par value common stock (the "Common Stock") of the
Company that are offered pursuant to the Company's Nonqualified Savings Plan
(the "Plan").
You have requested the opinion of this firm with respect to certain
legal aspects of the proposed offering. In connection therewith, we have
examined and relied upon the original, or copies identified to our
satisfaction, of (1) the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the
Company, as amended; (2) minutes and records of the corporate proceedings of
the Company with respect to the establishment of the Plan, the issuance of
shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan and related matters; (3) the
Registration Statement and exhibits thereto, including the Plan; and (4) such
other documents and instruments as we have deemed necessary for the expression
of opinions herein contained. In making the foregoing examinations, we have
assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies. As to various
questions of fact material to this opinion, and as to the content and form of
the Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws, minutes, records, resolutions and
other documents or writings of the Company, we have relied, to the extent we
deem reasonably
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appropriate, upon representations or certificates of officers or directors of
the Company and upon documents, records and instruments furnished to us by the
Company, without independent check or verification of their accuracy.
Based upon our examination, consideration of, and reliance on the
documents and other matters described above, and subject to the comments and
exceptions noted below, we are of the opinion that the Company presently has
available at least 200,000 shares of authorized but unissued stock and/or
treasury shares from which the 200,000 shares of Common Stock proposed to be
granted under the Plan may be issued. Assuming that (a) the Company maintains
an adequate number of authorized but unissued shares and/or treasury shares
available for issuance to those persons granted shares of Common Stock under
the Plan and (b) the shares of Common Stock are issued in accordance with the
Plan, then the shares of Common Stock granted under and in accordance with the
terms of the Plan will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to references to our firm included in or made a part
of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we
come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7
of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
JENKENS & GILCHRIST, a Professional
Corporation
By: /s/ L. STEVEN LESHIN
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L. Steven Leshin
Authorized Signatory
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EXHIBIT 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of
Cash America International, Inc. on Form S-8, of our report dated January 21,
1997, which includes an explanatory paragraph related to a change in accounting
principle, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedule of Cash America International, Inc.
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
Fort Worth, Texas
April 30, 1997
